The union is said to be working toward a 'PSAC general strike' that would be the largest national strike by a single union ever in Canada. cdnpoli
But each side has tabled hundreds of proposals for the other side to consider, leading one mediation body to conclude in a recent report that 18 months later, negotiations are still at square one. It also called PSAC’s total request for a 47 per cent increase in compensation over three years for its operational group as “far beyond” reasonable.”
“PSAC argues they are asking for 4.5% annually, but this fails to account for the cost of the hundreds of demands they have put forward beyond base wages,” the department said.Article content He also argued that many wage increase demands are to bring certain jobs, like firefighters and lightkeepers, to parity with their private-sector colleagues.
“We are the largest bargaining group in Canada,” Silas said. “If the employer doesn’t get back to the table with an offer that makes sense with reasonable wage increases and meets us on our members’ needs, we are building towards a PSAC general strike.
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